Get to know the next generation of must-know names that are changing the game in the series Introducing, where Sports Illustrated and Empower Onyx are celebrating the Black women and girls who are emerging leaders and rising stars in the sports world.
Daneya Celestin
Instagram: @daneya.celestin
TikTok: @daneyanicholee__
Age: 14 Courtesy of Daneya Celestin
School: Bishop McNamara High School (Forestville, Md.)
Hometown: Upper Marlboro, Md.
Sport: Dance
Hobbies: Shopping, hanging out with friends, cooking with dad
Future goals: Go to college in California (UCLA or USC) and perform onstage with Beyoncé
Most take a lifetime to figure out their passion—but not Daneya Celestin.